Richter/Pärt: In The Stillness of the Landscape Room

By Imogen Phoebe Webb, 11 July 2015

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Reviewed at University of Manchester: Whitworth Hall, Manchester on 9 July 2015

Pärt, Drei Hirtenkinder aus Fátima

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****1

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****1

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****1

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****1

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****1

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Imogen Phoebe Webb

Imogen graduated with distinction in Contemporary Curating from Manchester School of Art, taking a particular interest in sound art. She read History of Art and Music at the University of Glasgow, receiving a prize for excellence in Performance, and enjoys a wide range of arts. She began studying voice with Patricia MacMahon in 2012, and covered 'Eve' in Scottish Opera Connect’s 2015 production of Dove’s The Walk from the Garden. In recent years she has studied with Susan Roper and Alison McGillivray, sung and performed on Baroque ‘cello and viol with Glasgow and Manchester-based ensembles.